Just made it back in time for half of qualifying as I was late home from work. Went for a safe “banker” lap so at least I’d be on the grid. Don’t really understand where the speed for pole came from.

I usually start 2nd or lower so had opted for a lower downforce race set up (3 clicks off front and rear) to help in the fighting, but I managed to pull out of DRS danger and drove the first stint according to how the left front tyre was doing. Stopped 3 laps later than Jan as I had the gap to cover the undercut and then I drove like my mum on corner exit for the last half of the race so I didn’t do a silly spin and look like a dick throwing the race away.

After nearly half a year not driving anything i wanted to join you guys again for a quick race. Did a few practice laps before the race to get a feeling for the car and especially for braking zones. The car felt good thanks to the setup i got from Bobby. I decided to skip Q and not intervene in the first few corners. Then i picked up a few places, which i lost due to a spin, just to pick them up again until the pitstop. I just copied the strategies of the top guys as i had no idea, what would have been ideal. Shortly after the pitstop I overtook Olivier and that was basically it. Raven in front pitted again, so i gained another place, from then on it was just driving alone. A few laps before the end i tried to geht the fastest lap, but the tires were to worn down and especially the rears gave me low confidence in last few laps to try again.
Pace-wise i was very surprised i could match the front guys, but starting from the back and spinning out in the first stint made third place the best possible finishing position.
The car is fun to drive and the pace was good, so i will definetly try to join a few other races this year :)

Discord Chat

bobbydeacs: Yes, that is what I meant though i didn't make it clear, so 17psi cold usually gets you close to 26 hot depending on track/downforce/air/track temperature etc. I tend to take the view that if you're running on say ultras and the running psi is close to 26, but the temps are say 5 degs too high then you're probably 1 compound out and should try the supers rather than increase the pressures. If you were running 10 degs high, then you're probably 2 compounds out so it would then be softs etc. Not saying I'm right though, maybe it is better sometimes to simply try to get the temps down. BTW the hypers tend to overheat on most tracks a bit, but I've found them spot-on at places like Singapore.

Rhobium: 26 psi being the hot pressure, I assume, which gets quite a bit higher than what you set in the garage

bobbydeacs: perfectly normal to have them slightly different. However, with modern F1 cars in particular it's a balancing act. You also want the tyres close to 26psi with this car - too low or too high psi loses grip. The problem is that if you increase psi to get the temps down, you also lose some tyre footprint - hence there isnt a huge advantage normally.

pensionisti: Is it normal to put the LF tyre at 18 psi and the RF at 16, i don't find other way to keep them in temp on ultras ?

pensionisti: yeah but my top speed 325 while yours 346. not sure why but i feel a torque loss after the 6th gear. like it's not accelerating in same speed and loosing power. Anyway have to get used to the grip of the car to carry more speed on corners

Church: i had 11-5 for now

pensionisti: i think it;s enogh to pass carousel flat out

pensionisti: so it should've been much higher speed

pensionisti: i am on 9-4

bobbydeacs: what aero are you using I think I had 15-7

pensionisti: ok thank you will do some tests as seeing these graph it dosn't look i have set it properly and i can't put it on 8 th gear at all https://imgur.com/a/CzzHOBt

bobbydeacs: That said, if you don't run it down between stops then you are wasting energy. Should aim for it to be quite low at end of stint.

bobbydeacs: The green bar, if its running down each lap you are using a bit too much

pensionisti: my question was more basic, as i don't know where to look at, and set the delivery option. like if i set the recovery to 50% and set to motor how do i see if it is enough for the lap or for the race or if it is consuming too much or it's not using it at all. anyway will check online how to set it up, looks more easy. Thank you

bobbydeacs: If you have it set to motor, it works - end of. What I think you are noticing here is I've changed the car to have more mid range power and less top end power. This will reduce top speed. Maybe I overdid it a fraction, but I think the speeds are more accurate now.

pensionisti: If it affects acceleration it affects top speed as well. I just dont know how to check if it worked and how to set it up properly.

Michel Ney: i did a 2019 car CFD analysis with the model i've been making for assetto corsa